📍 121 Candler School Road, Candler, Buncombe County, 28715
Candler Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Candler, Buncombe County. The school has 361 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Candler Elementary enrolls 361 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 255 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
261 of the school's 361 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 236 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Candler Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 49, state house district 116.
Candler Elementary is one of 45 schools in Buncombe County Schools, based in Asheville, North Carolina. The district serves 22,452 students district-wide and employs 1,597 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 361 students, Candler Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large